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Figuring Out Profit is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on calculating profit from sales and costs, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.7.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Figuring Out Profit

D2.Eco.7.3-5

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Profit is the money taken in minus the costs. Choose the work that gives the right answer.

1.Max spends $9 on supplies and sells birdhouses for $27 in all. What is his profit?
  • A.$27 ÷ $9 = 3
  • B.$27 + $9 = $36
  • C.$27 − $9 = $18
2.Nina sells 8 cups of cocoa at $2 each. Milk and cocoa cost $5, and the cups cost $1. What is her profit?
  • A.8 × $2 = $16
  • B.8 × $2 = $16; $16 − $5 − $1 = $10
  • C.$16 − $5 = $11
3.A school store sells pencils for $1 each and pays $0.25 for each one. What is the profit on 20 pencils?
  • A.20 × $1 = $20
  • B.$1 − $0.25 = $0.75
  • C.20 × $1 = $20; 20 × $0.25 = $5; $20 − $5 = $15
4.A car wash charges $5 per car and washes 25 cars. Soap and sponges cost $18. What is the profit?
  • A.$125 + $18 = $143
  • B.25 × $5 = $125
  • C.25 × $5 = $125; $125 − $18 = $107
5.A stand takes in $24, but its costs are $30. What is the result?
  • A.$30 − $24 = $6 loss
  • B.$24 + $30 = $54 profit
  • C.$24 − $6 = $18 profit
6.Tara sells 6 paintings for $12 each. Her paint and paper cost $20. What is her profit?
  • A.6 × $12 = $72; $72 − $20 = $52
  • B.$72 + $20 = $92
  • C.6 × $12 = $72
7.A bake sale takes in $85. The baking supplies cost $35. What is the profit?
  • A.$85 + $35 = $120
  • B.$85 − $35 = $50
  • C.$85 − $30 = $55
8.A class sells 40 cookies at $0.50 each. The ingredients cost $7. What is the profit?
  • A.$20 + $7 = $27
  • B.40 × $0.50 = $20; $20 − $7 = $13
  • C.40 × $0.50 = $20

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Answer key — Figuring Out Profit

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  1. 1.$27 − $9 = $18
  2. 2.8 × $2 = $16; $16 − $5 − $1 = $10
  3. 3.20 × $1 = $20; 20 × $0.25 = $5; $20 − $5 = $15
  4. 4.25 × $5 = $125; $125 − $18 = $107
  5. 5.$30 − $24 = $6 loss
  6. 6.6 × $12 = $72; $72 − $20 = $52
  7. 7.$85 − $35 = $50
  8. 8.40 × $0.50 = $20; $20 − $7 = $13

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.